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Economic Gardening Program Plants The Seeds For Economic Success In Louisiana

Quality First Marine began like most businesses do. Capt. Darryl and Christina Couvillion started small, worked hard and hoped for success. A program called Economic Gardening helped them achieve their goals.

The concept for the Economic Gardening program isn't complicated. Economic Gardening provides free consulting advice to businesses that show potential for expansion. The idea is to grow jobs and revenue, which helps not just the state but also communities.

Economic Gardening focuses on companies specializing in manufacturing, insurance services and other target industries. In other words, it's not designed to put a Happy Hamburger on every corner.

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